With its scripted summer shows in full swing, USA Network stayed on top of both primetime cable adults 18-49 ratings and primetime cable average viewership for the week of June 6-12, 2011, although History was nipping at its heels in adults 18-49.
LeBron might choke in the fourth quarter, but SpongeBob never does, as he kept Nickelodeon comfortably at the top of the total day average viewership rankings.
For the week's top 25 individual cable programs click here.
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week of June 6-12, 2011
| Network | (000s) |
| USA | 3,104 |
| DSNY | 2,352 |
| HIST | 2,233 |
| FOXN | 1,844 |
| FX | 1,587 |
| TNT | 1,541 |
| NAN | 1,484 |
| FAM | 1,423 |
| DISC | 1,354 |
| A&E | 1,277 |
| ADSM | 1,241 |
| HGTV | 1,201 |
| TBSC | 1,199 |
| SYFY | 1,065 |
| AMC | 1,056 |
| FOOD | 1,047 |
| TLC | 1,043 |
| TRU | 996 |
| LIFE | 983 |
| HLN | 938 |
| VS | 926 |
| BRAV | 902 |
| NKJR | 892 |
| TVLD | 858 |
| CMDY | 793 |
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Adults 18-49 Prime-time Average (Live+SD)
| Network | (000s) |
| USA | 1,077 |
| HIST | 1,007 |
| FX | 775 |
| DISC | 755 |
| TBSC | 715 |
| FAM | 647 |
| TNT | 607 |
| A&E | 578 |
| BRAV | 566 |
| TLC | 528 |
| ADSM | 520 |
| CMDY | 486 |
| VS | 467 |
| TRU | 465 |
| FOOD | 464 |
| DSNY | 446 |
| MTV | 419 |
| SYFY | 411 |
| HGTV | 408 |
| NAN | 403 |
| VH1 | 395 |
| SPK | 366 |
| ESPN | 357 |
| LIFE | 354 |
| EN | 338 |
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Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| Network | (000s) |
| NICK | 2,352 |
| DSNY | 1,735 |
| NAN | 1,371 |
| ADSM | 1,344 |
| USA | 1,302 |
| TOON | 1,258 |
| TNT | 1,085 |
| FOXN | 1,023 |
| HIST | 1,019 |
| FX | 853 |
| A&E | 741 |
| TBSC | 693 |
| FAM | 685 |
| DISC | 669 |
| HGTV | 668 |
| TRU | 656 |
| NKJR | 632 |
| AMC | 627 |
| ESPN | 618 |
| FOOD | 607 |
| LIFE | 584 |
| TVLD | 583 |
| HLN | 582 |
| TLC | 523 |
| SYFY | 507 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Cable Channel Abbreviations: NICK = Nickelodeon, NAN = Nick At Nite, TOON = Cartoon Network, ADSM = Adult Swim, TRU = truTV, LIFE = Lifetime, NKJR - Nick Jr., FAM = ABC Family, TVLD = TV Land, FOXN = Fox News, TBSC = TBS, DISC = Discovery
